Image sensing method and image sensor utilizing the method

ABSTRACT

An image sensor, which comprises: an image sensing matrix, comprising at least one image sensing unit, for generating at least one image sensing signal according to a sensed image; an amplifier, for amplifying the image sensing signal to be an amplified image sensing signal according to at least one amplifying parameter; an operational circuit, for computing at least part of brightness of the sensed image sensed by the image sensing unit according to the amplified image sensing signal to generate at least one operational brightness signal; and a control unit, for adjusting the amplifying parameter, such that brightness information generated based on brightness values, which corresponds to the operational brightness signal, falls in a predetermined range.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an image sensing method and an imagesensor utilizing the method, and particularly relates to an imagesensing method and an image sensor utilizing the method that can adjustbackground light image brightness of the image sensor to be moreuniform.

2. Description of the Prior Art

An image sensor is an apparatus that can transfer light to voltagecharge, and processes the voltage charge to generate digital signalsconstituting the image. Such kind of digital signals can be stored to astorage apparatus or be output to a display to display an imagecorresponding to the digital signals. Such technology is applied tovarious kinds of electronic apparatuses, for example, a digital camera,a video camera, a mobile phone or a mouse.

The image sensor can be applied to touch control technology. FIG. 1 is aschematic diagram illustrating a prior art optical touch controlapparatus 100. As shown in FIG. 1, the optical touch control apparatus100 comprises an image sensor 102, bar shape light guiding devices 105,109 and light emitting diodes 103, 107, 111, 113. The light guidingdevices 105, 109 are provided at two sides of the sensing region 101.The light emitting diodes 103, 107, 111, 113 are located at the ends ofthe light guiding devices 105, 109, such that the light can be projectedto the sensing region 101 via the light guiding devices 105, 109. Also,the image sensor 102 is provided opposite to the light guiding devices105, 109.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating brightness distribution forthe background light image derived by a prior art image sensor. As shownin FIG. 2, the brightness distribution of the background light image isnon-uniform. One possible reason for such situation is that theintensities for the light emitted from the light guiding devices 105,109 are different. Such situation may be caused by other reasons,however. Such informality may cause some problems. For example, if someobjects such as a finger is put on the sensing region 101, the light isblocked such that a dark image is formed. For example, the dark imageregions Ob₁, Ob₂, Ob₃ and Ob₄ in FIG. 2. Therefore, the optical touchcontrol apparatus 100 utilizes the location of the dark image regions tocompute the location and the barycentre of the object.

However, if the brightness distribution of the background light image isnon-uniform, the location and the barycentre of the object may bewrongly determined. For example, the dark image regions Ob₁, Ob₂, Ob₃and Ob₄ in FIG. 2 indicate the existence of object. The location and thebarycentre of the object causing the dark image regions Ob₁, Ob₂ can becorrectly computed since the brightness distribution of the backgroundlight image for the locations thereof are uniform. However, the locationand the barycentre of the object causing the dark image regions Ob₃, Ob₄may be wrongly computed since the brightness distribution of thebackground light image for the locations thereof are non-uniform.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, one objective of the present invention is to provide an imagesensor and an image sensing method to control the brightness of thebackground light image to be more uniform.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide an image sensorand an image sensing method, which set different amplifying ratios tothe image sensing units in different rows and columns in the imagesensing matrix of the image sensor. Such that the brightness of thebackground light image can be more uniform.

One embodiment of the present invention discloses an image sensor, whichcomprises: an image sensing matrix, comprising at least one imagesensing unit, for generating at least one image sensing signal accordingto a sensed image; an amplifier, for amplifying the image sensing signalto be an amplified image sensing signal according to at least oneamplifying parameter; an operational circuit, for computing at leastpart of brightness of the sensed image sensed by the image sensing unitaccording to the amplified image sensing signal to generate at least oneoperational brightness signal; and a control unit, for adjusting theamplifying parameter, such that brightness information generated basedon brightness values, which corresponds to the operational brightnesssignal, falls in a predetermined range.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses an image sensor,which comprises: an image sensing matrix, comprising at least one imagesensing unit, for generating at least one image sensing signal accordingto a sensed image; an analog to digital converter, for converting theimage sensing signal to a digital image sensing signal; an adjustingunit, for adjusting the digital image sensing signal to be an adjusteddigital image sensing signal according to at least one adjustingparameter and the digital image sensing signal; an operational circuit,for computing at least part of brightness of the sensed image sensed bythe image sensing unit according to the adjusted digital image sensingsignal to generate at least one operational brightness signal; and acontrol unit, for adjusting the adjusting parameter, such thatbrightness information generated based on brightness values, whichcorresponds to the operational brightness signal, falls in apredetermined range.

Still another embodiment of the present invention discloses an imagesensor, which comprises: an image sensing matrix, comprising at leastone image sensing unit, for generating at least one image sensing signalaccording to a sensed image; an amplifier, for amplifying the imagesensing signals to be a plurality of amplified image sensing signalsaccording to a plurality of amplifying parameters; an operationalcircuit, for computing at least part of brightness of the sensed imagesensed by the image sensing unit according to the amplified imagesensing signals to generate a plurality of operational brightnesssignals; wherein the amplifier utilizes at least two of the amplifyingparameters with different values to amplify two of the image sensingsignals.

Still another embodiment of the present invention discloses an imagesensor, comprising: an image sensing matrix, comprising a plurality ofimage sensing units, for generating a plurality of image sensing signalsaccording to a sensed image; an analog to digital converter, forconverting the image sensing signals to a plurality of digital imagesensing signals; an adjusting unit, for adjusting the digital imagesensing signals to be a plurality of adjusted digital image sensingsignals according to a plurality of adjusting parameters and the digitalimage sensing signals; an operational circuit, for computing at leastpart of brightness of the sensed image sensed by the image sensing unitsaccording to the adjusted digital image sensing signals to generate aplurality of operational brightness signals; wherein the adjusting unitutilizes at least two of the adjusting parameters with different valuesto adjust two of the image sensing signals.

In view of above-mentioned embodiment, the distribution for thebackground light image brightness of the image sensing apparatus can beadjusted to be normal via adjusting the amplifying parameter or theadjusting parameter, without complicated computing steps. By this way,the problem of wrongly determining the location and the barycentre ofthe object can be solved. Additionally, utilizing different amplifyingparameters or adjusting parameters to process image sensing signalscorresponding to different image sensing units can enlarger theapplication range for the image sensor of the present invention.

These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt becomeobvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading thefollowing detailed description of the preferred embodiment that isillustrated in the various figures and drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a prior art optical touchcontrol apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating brightness distribution forthe background light image derived by a prior art image sensor.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image sensor according toone embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an example for the detail structure of the image sensingmatrix in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating how to adjust the brightnessdistribution of the image sensor via adjusting the amplifying parameterin the image sensor.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the controlunit for selecting amplifying parameters for each pixel, according toone embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image sensor according toanother embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating an image sensing method according toone embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating an image sensing method according toanother embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image sensor 300 accordingto one embodiment of the present invention. Please note the embodimentin FIG. 3 is only for example and does not mean to limit the scope ofthe present invention. The image sensor 300 comprises an image sensingmatrix 301, a control unit 302, a signal reading circuit 303, anamplifier 305, an analog to digital converter 307 and an operationalcircuit 309. The image sensing matrix 301 includes at least one imagesensing unit PIX₁₁-PIX_(nm). In this embodiment, the image sensing unitsare pixels, and the image sensing matrix is a pixel matrix. The imagesensing units can be other pixels, however. The image sensing unitsPIX₁₁-PIX_(nm) generate at least one image sensing signals IS₁₁-IS_(nm)according to a sensed image. The signal reading circuit 303 is arrangedto read the image sensing signals IS₁₁-IS_(nm). The amplifier 305amplifies the image sensing signals IS₁₁-IS_(nm) to be amplified imagesensing signals AIS₁₁-AIS_(nm) according to at least one amplifyingparameter. The analog to digital converter 307 transfers the amplifiedimage sensing signals AIS₁₁-AIS_(nm) to the digital amplified imagesensing signals DAIS₁₁-DAIS_(nm). The operational circuit 309 computesat least part of brightness of the sensed image sensed by the imagesensing units PIX₁₁-PIX_(nm) according to the digital amplified imagesensing signals DAIS₁₁-DAIS_(nm) to generate at least one operationalbrightness signal OL₁₁-OL_(nm). The operational circuit 309 can beregarded as computing at least part of brightness of the sensed imagesensed by the image sensing units PIX₁₁-PIX_(nm) according to theamplified image sensing signals AIS₁₁-AIS_(nm) to generate at least oneoperational brightness signal OL₁₁-OL_(nm), since the digital amplifiedimage sensing signals DAIS₁₁-DAIS_(nm) is a digital version of theamplified image sensing signals AIS₁₁-AIS_(nm).

The control unit 302 is arranged to adjust the amplifying parameter ofthe amplifier 305, such that brightness information generated based onbrightness, which corresponds to the operational brightness signalsOL₁₁-OL_(nm), falls in a predetermined range. For example, theoperational brightness signal OL₁₁, OL₁₂, OL₁₃, which have brightnessvalues Lum₁₁, Lum₁₂ and Lum₁₃, are acquired via computing the amplifiedimage sensing signals AIS₁₁, AIS₁₂, AIS₁₃. Therefore, it means thebrightness values of the image sensing units PIX₁₁, PIX₁₂, PIX₁₃ areLum₁₁, Lum₁₂ and Lum₁₃. However, the amplified image sensing signalsAIS₁₁, AIS₁₂, AIS₁₃ are adjusted to be amplified image sensing signalsAIS₁₁′, AIS₁₂′, AIS₁₃′ after the amplifying parameters are adjusted,thus the brightness values become to Lum₁₁′, Lum₁₂′ and Lum₁₃′, whichmeans the brightness values of the image sensing units PIX₁₁, PIX₁₂,PIX₁₃ are adjusted from Lum₁₁, Lum₁₂ and Lum₁₃ to Lum₁₁′, Lum₁₂′ andLum₁₃′. The control unit 302 controls the brightness informationgenerated based on the brightness values of the image sensing unitsPIX₁₁-PIX_(nm) to fall in a predetermined range. The brightnessinformation will be described in the following for more detail. Pleasenote the amplifying parameters for amplifying image sensing signalsIS₁₁-IS_(nm) can be the same but also can be different. In oneembodiment, the amplifier 305 utilizes at least two different amplifyingparameters to amplify two image sensing signals. For example, utilizinga first amplifying parameter to amplify the image sensing signal IS₃₂,but utilizing a second amplifying parameter to amplify the image sensingsignal IS₄₆. The purpose of such action can be controlling thebrightness information generated based on the brightness value of theimage sensing units PIX₁₁-PIX_(nm) to fall in a predetermined range, thesame as above-mentioned purpose, but can be other purposes.Additionally, in another embodiment, the amplifier 305 utilizes at leasttwo of the amplifying parameters with different values to amplify two ofthe image sensing signals only when the images sensing units are indifferent rows and different columns.

FIG. 4 is an example for the detail structure of the image sensingmatrix 301 in FIG. 3. The cross voltage of the photodiode PD is chargedto V_(rst) if the reset signal RES controls the NMOS M₂ to beconductive. The signal reading units SR₁, SR₂, SR₃ of the signal readingcircuit 303 all comprise a voltage charge storing element. The crossvoltage of the photodiode PD is transferred to currents via the NMOS M₁and stored to the voltage charge storing elements in the signal readingunits SR₁, SR₂, SR₃, if the sensing unit selecting signals RSEL₁ orRSEL₂ controls the NMOS M₃ to be conductive. Accordingly, the voltagecharge stored in the voltage charge storing elements in the signalreading units SR₁, SR₂, SR₃ indicate the light amount sensed by theimage sensing units. The voltage charge form the image sensing signalsIS₁₁-IS_(nm) when the voltage charges are output from the signal readingunits SR₁, SR₂, SR₃.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating how to adjust the brightnessdistribution of the image sensor via adjusting the amplifying parameterin the image sensor. As shown in FIG. 5, the brightness informationdiagram for the background light image in the prior art is Sh₁, whichhas a non-uniform distribution. After adjusting the amplifyingparameter, the brightness information diagram becomes to have a uniformdistribution, such as Sh₂. Such brightness information can includevarious kinds of information generated by the brightness of the imagesensing units. In one embodiment, the brightness information is a sum ofbrightness values for one row or one column of the image sensing matrix.For example, the brightness information for the X,Y locations of thebrightness distribution diagram Sh₂ indicates the brightness value sumfor all the image sensing units in the columns at the X, Y positions inthe image sensing matrix M₁. In such case, the whole image sensingmatrix M₁ can be regarded as the image sensing window). In anotherembodiment, the image sensing matrix M₂ utilizes a plurality of imagesensing units in an image sensing window WOI₁ to sense the image. Insuch case, the brightness information for the X,Y locations of thebrightness distribution diagram Sh₂ indicates the brightness value sumfor all the image sensing units in the columns at the X,Y positions inthe image sensing window WOI₁ of the image sensing matrix M₂. Also, thenumber for the image sensing units utilized to generate the brightnessinformation for each row in the image sensing window variescorresponding to the range of the image sensing window. Take FIG. 5 forexample, the image sensing window WOI₂ is a irregular shape, such thatthe number for the image sensing units in one row at the X position isfewer than the number for the image sensing units in one row at the Yposition.

In one embodiment, the control unit 302 controls the amplifier 305 toutilize one of the amplifying parameters to amplify one of the imagesensing signals to form the amplified image sensing signal. That is, theamplified image sensing signals are summed to generate the sum ofbrightness values after the amplifier 305 amplifies each image sensingsignal to generate the amplified image sensing signal. In anotherembodiment, the control unit 302 controls a plurality of image sensingsignals to be summed to form a combinational image sensing signal, suchthat the amplifier 305 utilizes one of the amplifying parameters toamplify the combinational image sensing signal to generate the amplifiedimage sensing signal. That is, the image sensing signals are amplifiedto the amplified image sensing signals after summing. The devices forsumming the image sensing signals or the amplified image sensing signalsare not shown in FIG. 3, but persons skilled in the art will easilyunderstand how to sum the image sensing signals to acquire the sum ofbrightness values, thus it is omitted for brevity here.

In one embodiment, the brightness information is an average for thebrightness values of one row or one column of the image sensor.Alternatively, the brightness information is the difference of thebrightness values corresponding to at least two of the operationalbrightness signals for one row or one column of the image sensor, forexample, the difference between the max brightness value and the minbrightness value in one row or one column. The image sensing unitsutilized for computing can locate in a whole row or a whole column of animage sensing matrix, such as the image sensing matrix M₁ shown in FIG.5. Alternatively, the image sensing units utilized for computing canlocate in a row or a column of a regular shape image sensing window ofan image sensing matrix, such as the image sensing matrix M₂ shown inFIG. 5. Additionally, the image sensing units utilized for computing canlocate in a row or a column of an irregular shape image sensing windowof an image sensing matrix, such as the image sensing matrix M₃ shown inFIG. 5.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the controlunit for selecting amplifying parameters for each pixel, according toone embodiment of the present invention. Such structure comprises aplurality of multiplexers Mux₁, Mux₂ and Mux₃, which can be incorporatedinto the control unit but also can be independent from the control unit.As shown in FIG. 6, the image sensing matrix 301 is a matrix with Mcolumns×N rows. The multiplexers Mux₁, Mux₂ select image sensing unitgains of columns from the multiplexer via the selecting signal Sel_(c),and then the multiplexer Mux₃ selects image sensing unit gains of rowsvia the selecting signal Sel_(R). That is, the circuit shown in FIG. 6selects gain values based on addresses of the image sensing units (inwhich row and which column). However, the scope of the present inventionis not limited to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, any circuits that canreach the function for the circuit in FIG. 6 should fall in the scope ofthe present invention.

The amplifier 305 can utilize the same amplifying parameters to amplifyeach image sensing signals IS₁₁-IS_(nm), but also can utilize differentamplifying parameters to amplify at least part of the image sensingsignals IS₁₁-IS_(nm). In one embodiment, the image sensing units in thesame row or the same column utilizes the same amplifying parameters. Theamplifying parameter can be set to desired brightness information. Inone embodiment, the control unit 302 determines values of the amplifyingparameters that each of the image sensing unit corresponds to accordingto a brightness value of the image sensing signal that the image sensingunit derives in a previous image or a current image.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image sensor according toanother embodiment of the present invention. One difference between theembodiments shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7 is that the embodiment shown inFIG. 3 adjusts the amplifying parameters of the analog image sensingsignals, but the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 firstly amplifies anddigitalizes the analog image signals IS₁₁-IS_(nm) to generate thedigital amplified image signals DAIS₁₁-DAIS_(nm), and then utilizes anadjusting unit to adjust the digital amplified image signalsDAIS₁₁-DAIS_(nm) to generate the adjusted digital image sensing signalsADIS₁₁-ADIS_(nm). Therefore, comparing with the embodiment in FIG. 2,the embodiment in FIG. 7 further comprise an adjusting unit 701, whichis also controlled by the control unit 302. In one embodiment theamplifier 305 is excluded such that the analog image signalsIS₁₁-IS_(nm) are directly adjusted by the adjusting unit 701 withoutbeing amplified. How to adjust a digital signal to become larger orsmaller is well known by persons skilled in the art, and the selecting,setting for the adjusting parameter are well known by persons skilled inthe art, thus it is omitted for brevity here. Please note the adjustingparameters for adjusting the digital amplified image signalsDAIS₁₁-DAIS_(nm) can be the same or different. In one embodiment, theadjusting unit 701 utilizes at least two adjusting parameters to adjusttwo of the digital amplified image signals DAIS₁₁-DAIS_(nm). Forexample, utilizing a first amplifying parameter to amplify the digitalamplified image signals DAIS₃₂, but utilizing a second amplifyingparameter to amplify the digital amplified image signals DAIS₄₆. Thepurpose of such action can be controlling the brightness informationgenerated based on the brightness value of the image sensing unitsPIX₁₁-PIX_(nm) to fall in a predetermined range, the same asabove-mentioned purpose, but can be other purposes. Additionally, inanother embodiment, the adjusting unit 701 utilizes at least two of theadjusting parameters with different values to adjust two of the imagesensing signals only when the images sensing units are indifferent rowsand different columns.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating an image sensing method according toone embodiment of the present invention. The method corresponding to theembodiment shown in FIG. 3 and includes the following steps:

Step 801

Utilize at least one image sensing unit (ex. PIX₁₁-PIX_(nm)) in an imagesensing matrix (ex. 301) to generate at least one image sensing signal(ex. IS₁₁-IS_(nm)) according to a sensed image.

Step 803

Utilize an amplifier (ex. 305) to amplify the image sensing signal to bean amplified image sensing signal according to at least one amplifyingparameter (ex. AIS₁₁-AIS_(nm)).

Step 805

Compute at least part of brightness of the sensed image sensed by theimage sensing unit according to the amplified image sensing signal togenerate at least one operational brightness signal (ex. OL₁₁-OL_(nm))

Step 807

Adjust the amplifying parameter, such that brightness informationgenerated based on the brightness value, which corresponds to theoperational brightness signal, falls in a predetermined range.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating an image sensing method according toanother embodiment of the present invention. The method corresponding tothe embodiment shown in FIG. 7 and includes the following steps:

Step 901

Utilize at least one image sensing unit (ex. PIX₁₁-PIX_(nm)) in an imagesensing matrix (ex. 301) to generate at least one image sensing signal(ex. IS₁₁-IS_(nm)) according to a sensed image.

Step 903

Generate a digital image sensing signal according to the image sensingsignal.

As above-mentioned description, the image sensing signal can beamplified and digitalized to generate the digital image sensing signal,or be directly digitalized to generate the digital image sensing signal.

Step 905

Utilize an adjusting unit (ex. 701) to adjust the image sensing signalto be an adjusted digital image sensing signal according to at least oneadjusting parameter (ex. ADIS₁₁-ADIS_(nm)).

Step 907

Compute at least part of brightness of the sensed image sensed by theimage sensing unit according to the adjusted digital image sensingsignal to generate at least one operational brightness signal (ex.OL₁₁-OL_(nm))

Step 909

Adjust the adjusting parameter, such that brightness informationgenerated based on the brightness value, which corresponds to theoperational brightness signal, falls in a predetermined range.

In view of above-mentioned embodiment, the distribution for thebackground light image brightness of the image sensing apparatus can beadjusted to be normal via adjusting the amplifying parameter or theadjusting parameter, without complicated computing steps. By this way,the problem of wrongly determining the location and the barycentre ofthe object can be solved. Additionally, utilizing different amplifyingparameters or adjusting parameters to process image sensing signalscorresponding to different image sensing units can enlarger theapplication range for the image sensor of the present invention.

Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerousmodifications and alterations of the device and method may be made whileretaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the abovedisclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and boundsof the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An image sensor, comprising: an image sensingmatrix, comprising at least one image sensing unit, for generating atleast one image sensing signal according to a sensed image; anamplifier, for amplifying the image sensing signal to be an amplifiedimage sensing signal according to at least one amplifying parameter; anoperational circuit, for computing at least part of brightness of thesensed image sensed by the image sensing unit according to the amplifiedimage sensing signal to generate at least one operational brightnesssignal; and a control unit, for adjusting the amplifying parameter, suchthat brightness information generated based on brightness values, whichcorresponds to the operational brightness signal, falls in apredetermined range.
 2. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the imagesensing matrix comprises a plurality of the image sensing units andutilizes a plurality of the image sensing units in an image sensingwindow to sense the image, where the control unit controls a sum of thebrightness values corresponding to at least part of the operationalbrightness signal to fall in the predetermined range, wherein theoperational brightness signal corresponds to one row or one column ofthe image sensing units in the image sensing window.
 3. The image sensorof claim 2, wherein the control unit controls the amplifier to utilizeone of the amplifying parameters to amplify one of the image sensingsignals to form the amplified image sensing signal.
 4. The image sensorof claim 2, wherein the control unit controls a plurality of the imagesensing signals to be summed to generate a combinational image sensingsignal, and controls the amplifier to utilize one of the amplifyingparameters to amplify the combinational image sensing signal to form theamplified image sensing signal.
 5. The image sensor of claim 1, whereinthe image sensing matrix comprises a plurality of the image sensingunits and utilizes a plurality of the image sensing units in an imagesensing window to sense the image, where the control unit controls anaverage of the brightness values corresponding to at least part of theoperational brightness signal to fall in the predetermined range,wherein the operational brightness signal corresponds to one row or onecolumn of the image sensing units in the image sensing window.
 6. Theimage sensor of claim 1, wherein the image sensing matrix comprises aplurality of the image sensing units and utilizes a plurality of theimage sensing units in an image sensing window to sense the image, wherethe control unit controls a difference of the brightness valuescorresponding to at least two of the operational brightness signals tofall in the predetermined range, wherein the operational brightnesssignal corresponds to one row or one column of the image sensing unitsin the image sensing window.
 7. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein theimage sensing matrix comprises a plurality of the image sensing units,where the amplifier utilizes the amplifying parameters with the same ordifferent values to amplify different ones of the image sensing signals.8. The image sensor of claim 7, wherein the control unit determinesvalues of the amplifying parameters that each of the image sensing unitcorresponds to according to a brightness value of the image sensingsignal that the image sensing unit derives in a previous image or acurrent image.
 9. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the image sensingmatrix comprises a plurality of the image sensing units arranged in amatrix, where the image sensing units utilize the same amplifyingparameter if the image sensing units are located in the same row or inthe same column.
 10. An image sensor, comprising: an image sensingmatrix, comprising at least one image sensing unit, for generating atleast one image sensing signal according to a sensed image; an analog todigital converter, for converting the image sensing signal to a digitalimage sensing signal; an adjusting unit, for adjusting the digital imagesensing signal to be an adjusted digital image sensing signal accordingto at least one adjusting parameter and the digital image sensingsignal; an operational circuit, for computing at least part ofbrightness of the sensed image sensed by the image sensing unitaccording to the adjusted digital image sensing signal to generate atleast one operational brightness signal; and a control unit, foradjusting the adjusting parameter, such that brightness informationgenerated based on brightness values, which corresponds to theoperational brightness signal, falls in a predetermined range.
 11. Theimage sensor of claim 10, wherein the image sensing matrix comprises aplurality of the image sensing units and utilizes a plurality of theimage sensing units in an image sensing window to sense the image, wherethe control unit controls a sum of the brightness values correspondingto at least part of the operational brightness signal to fall in thepredetermined range, wherein the operational brightness signalcorresponds to one row or one column of the image sensing units in theimage sensing window.
 12. The image sensor of claim 11, wherein thecontrol unit controls the adjusting unit to utilize one of the adjustingparameters to amplify one of the image sensing signals to form theadjusted digital image sensing signal.
 13. The image sensor of claim 11,wherein the control unit controls a plurality of the digital imagesensing signals to be summed to generate a combinational digital imagesensing signal, and controls the adjusting unit to utilize one of theadjusting parameters to adjust the combinational digital image sensingsignal to form the adjusted digital image sensing signal.
 14. The imagesensor of claim 10, wherein the image sensing matrix comprises aplurality of the image sensing units and utilizes a plurality of theimage sensing units in an image sensing window to sense the image, wherethe control unit controls an average of the brightness valuescorresponding to at least part of the operational brightness signal tofall in the predetermined range, wherein the operational brightnesssignal corresponds to one row or one column of the image sensing unitsin the image sensing window.
 15. The image sensor of claim 10, whereinthe image sensing matrix comprises a plurality of the image sensingunits and utilizes a plurality of the image sensing units in an imagesensing window to sense the image, where the control unit controls adifference of the brightness values corresponding to at least two of theoperational brightness signals to fall in the predetermined range,wherein the operational brightness signal corresponds to one row or onecolumn of the image sensing units in the image sensing window.
 16. Theimage sensor of claim 10, wherein the image sensing matrix comprises aplurality of the image sensing units, where the adjusting unit utilizesthe adjusting parameters with the same or different values to adjustdifferent the image sensing signals.
 17. The image sensor of claim 16,wherein the control unit determines values of the adjusting parametersthat each of the image sensing unit corresponds to according to abrightness value of the image sensing signal that the image sensing unitderives in a previous image or a current image.
 18. The image sensor ofclaim 10, wherein the image sensing matrix comprises a plurality of theimage sensing units arranged in a matrix, where the image sensing unitsutilize the same adjusting parameter if the image sensing units arelocated in the same row or in the same column.
 19. An image sensor,comprising: an image sensing matrix, comprising at least one imagesensing unit, for generating at least one image sensing signal accordingto a sensed image; an amplifier, for amplifying the image sensingsignals to be a plurality of amplified image sensing signals accordingto a plurality of amplifying parameters; an operational circuit, forcomputing at least part of brightness of the sensed image sensed by theimage sensing unit according to the amplified image sensing signals togenerate a plurality of operational brightness signals; wherein theamplifier utilizes at least two of the amplifying parameters withdifferent values to amplify two of the image sensing signals.
 20. Theimage sensor of claim 19, wherein values of the amplifying parametersthat each of the image sensing unit corresponds to are determinedaccording to a brightness value of the image sensing signal that theimage sensing unit derives in a previous image or a current image. 21.The image sensor of claim 19, wherein the amplifier utilizes at leasttwo of the amplifying parameters with different values to amplify two ofthe image sensing signals only when the images sensing units are indifferent rows and different columns.
 22. An image sensor, comprising:an image sensing matrix, comprising a plurality of image sensing units,for generating a plurality of image sensing signals according to asensed image; an analog to digital converter, for converting the imagesensing signals to a plurality of digital image sensing signals; anadjusting unit, for adjusting the digital image sensing signals to be aplurality of adjusted digital image sensing signals according to aplurality of adjusting parameters and the digital image sensing signals;an operational circuit, for computing at least part of brightness of thesensed image sensed by the image sensing units according to the adjusteddigital image sensing signals to generate a plurality of operationalbrightness signals; wherein the adjusting unit utilizes at least two ofthe adjusting parameters with different values to adjust two of theimage sensing signals.
 23. The image sensor of claim 22, wherein valuesof the adjusting parameters that each of the image sensing unitcorresponds to are determined according to a brightness value of theimage sensing signal that the image sensing unit derives in a previousimage or a current image.
 24. The image sensor of claim 22, wherein theadjusting unit utilizes at least two of the adjusting parameters withdifferent values to amplify two of the image sensing signals only whenthe images sensing units are in different rows and different columns.